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Priest accused of assaulting young woman in Mérida after alleged non-consensual contact

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A complaint shared on social media accused priest Luis Felipe García Álvarez of assaulting a young woman at a Catholic event in Mérida, Yucatán.
  • Fabiola C. said the priest placed a hand on her neck, pushed her head down several times and told her, “Eat, eat.”
  • She described the contact as an invasion of her personal space and said the priest apologized before she left.

A young woman in Mérida said a priest placed his hand on her neck and repeatedly pushed her head down while she was eating with colleagues at a Catholic event.

Fabiola C., who publicized the complaint on social media, identified the priest as Luis Felipe García Álvarez, a member of the chapter of Mexico City’s Basilica of Guadalupe. She said the incident occurred while she sat with fellow workers.

Eat, eat.

— Luis Felipe García Álvarez, according to Fabiola C.The young woman said the priest repeated the phrase while pushing her head down.

According to her account, the priest pushed her head downward several times and told her, “Eat, eat.” When she questioned his behavior, she said he replied, “It’s just how I am with my sisters.”

It’s just how I am with my sisters.

— Luis Felipe García Álvarez, according to Fabiola C.She said the priest gave this response when she questioned his behavior.

Fabiola said she viewed the contact as an invasion of her personal space and rejected the idea that familiarity or religious status could justify physical contact without consent. She said the priest apologized before she left. “I looked him in the eyes and could only repeat, what you did was wrong, very wrong. I turned around and left. I still couldn’t process what had happened,” she said.

She added that her anger grew as she thought about what else she could have said, although she remained calm and held back her anger at the time.

I looked him in the eyes and could only repeat, what you did was wrong, very wrong. I turned around and left. I still couldn’t process what had happened.

— Fabiola C.She described her reaction after the priest apologized.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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